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27
Aug

These Two Tiny Snapshots from our Family Archive Reveal a Legacy of Love

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My grandparents Jim and Tommie Sue were both teenagers when they met on a little dirt road in a small town in the 1950s. They got married soon after and had four children together in six years. Jim is in his eighties now, but he still has that twinkle in his eye and a mischievous […]

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26
Aug

Discovering My Family’s Italian Ancestry by Traveling to New Orleans

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Over a hundred years ago, my great grandfather Girolamo (better known as Jerome) Gargano was born in Palermo, Sicily. According to the story my Grandpa told us, times were tough in Sicily for Jerome’s family when he was a little boy. So, his family sent him to America when he was only eight years old […]

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25
Aug

Love at First Sight, Simply Pictured in an Old Family Photograph

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Just found this photo of my Mum from 1967 next to my Dad’s bed. She died 7 years ago. On the back he wrote,”Patricia, making my car so attractive.” This photograph would have been taken shortly after they first met. My father was very proud of his Triumph Spitfire sports car, which he probably thought […]

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24
Aug

The Most Beautiful Photograph Ever Made is One From Our Family Archives

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Meet my Aunt Fran. My words will never do her justice; I can never properly explain how much she means to my family and me. And to me, this is the most beautiful photograph ever taken. Whenever I stayed with Aunt Fran, I would carry this photo around wherever I went. She gave it to […]

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20
Aug

This Vintage Photograph of Our Parents Proves They Were Smitten from the Beginning

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This photo was taken of our mom Shirley and our father Hugh shortly after he returned from overseas. Mom loves this photo because it reminds her of the early days of their romance and her independent spirit as a working girl. Apparently, everyone in their office except for them knew they were smitten with each […]

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19
Aug

I Discovered a Classic Photo of my Granpa, the Boxer

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My granpa Chuck back in his boxing days, circa 1957. I found this picture in an old photo album while visiting my grandmother in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My grandfather (pictured far left) was one of the premier black boxers in Oklahoma from the mid 1950s through the 1960s. I assume this was taken right after a […]

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17
Aug

What I Found When I Stopped at My Grandmother’s House for a Cup of Tea

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On my way home from London for my niece’s birthday party, I stopped in at my grandmother’s house for a cup of tea and did my favourite thing – raided the family albums. It’s the first time I’ve seen this treasure. These are my Great Grandparents Jens Anton and Jytte Larsen on their wedding day […]

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14
Aug

The Closest Thing to a Wedding Photo That We Have

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Gene and Lela. This photo of my great grandparents was taken in 1948 shortly after their wedding. It’s the closet thing to a wedding photo we have. I love how happy they look, especially my great grandma Lela. This was the start of a new life, a new and happier chapter. In 1942 at the […]

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11
Aug

Finding Old Photos and Seeing a Sparkle in My Grandmother’s Eyes

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These fetching young folks are my grandparents, Carrie & Paul Vansickle. This photograph was most likely taken in West Virginia during the 1930’s. They were young, barely in their 20s. I see sparkling energy in their eyes! My Grandfather was a body and fender man, a house builder, a teacher (of special needs young people) […]

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05
Aug

An Original Photo Booth Portrait of my Great, Great Grandfather in New York City

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“A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.” -Edward Steichen This photograph was given to me by my mother. She found it at her mother’s home in West Virginia on a recent visit. The only thing I know about the man in this photograph is that he is my […]

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